Mount Olympus, Indiana

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Mount Olympus, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Mount Olympus
Coordinates: 38°26′50″N87°28′30″W / 38.44722°N 87.47500°W / 38.44722; -87.47500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Gibson
Township Washington
Elevation
528 ft (161 m)
ZIP code
47640
FIPS code 18-51480 [1]
GNIS feature ID439635 [2]

Mount Olympus is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana. It was formerly called Ennes. [3] A post office called Ennes operated from 1879 until 1883. [4]

Geography

Mount Olympus is located at 38°26′50″N87°28′30″W / 38.44722°N 87.47500°W / 38.44722; -87.47500 .

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Mount Olympus, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  229. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Originally, this village was called Ennes...
  4. ↑ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.


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